Feeding mechanism for threshing-machines.



A. WIEGERT. FEEDING MECHANISM FOR THRESHING MACHINES. APPLIOATIO FILEDSEPT. 26. 1912. 1,()56,1 38 Patented Mar.18,'1913.

2 SHEETS-SHBBT 1.

E I E i! i? n 1 5. 1mi; i z a:

5% 191 1 E p 1! 96 Ali I a 1;: 1; 1 I 1 J h a i? i t [D k D- W25 (Ine'ses; Inveuto a";

T514 (PM 7 flttor'neys.

COLUMBIA PLANocR'APl-l 60.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

A. WIEGERT.

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR THRESHING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 26, 1912.

1,056, 1 38. Patented Mar. ,18, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Wa'wneases Wm WM @4. am WWW COLUMBIA PLANmmAPh CO..WASN|NOTON. D a

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH WIEG-ERT, 0F GREEN'LEAF, WISCONSIN.

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR THRESHING-MACHINES.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, AooLrrr \Vnaonrrr, acitizen of the United States, residing at Greenleaf, in the county ofBrown and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Feeding .liechanism for Threshing- Machines, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates more particularly to threshing machines havingswinging side or wing carriers which are detachably connected with thestraight carriers on either side thereof and are adjustable to differentangular positions relative to the straight carriers.

The main objects of the invention are to prevent the clogging or chokingof the passage of the grain or the like as it is delivered by the wingcarrier upon the straight -arrier, and generally to improve theconstruction and operation of feeding mechanism for threshing machines.

In the accompanying drawing like characters designate the same parts inthe several figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the feed end of a threshing machine bodywith a portion of the feeding mechanism embodying the present invention,the lower part of the deflector wheel being broken away and shown insection; Fig. 2 is a plan view and horizontal section on the line 22,Fig. 1: and Fig. 3 is an elevation of a portion of the drivingconnections for the conveyor of the wing carrier and the deflectorwheel, the plane of the elevation and the direction of view beingindicated by the dotted line 33, and arrows on Fig. 2.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, adesignates the feed end of athreshing machine body, 6 the straight carrier, and c the swinging sideor wing carrier, of well known construction and arrangement. Thestraight carrier is provided with the usual conveyer, comprising linkbelts running over and driven by sprocket wheels (Z on a transverseshaft f at their inner ends, and provided at intervals with transverserakes c for feeding the bundles or grain to be threshed into themachine.

The swinging side or wing carrier 0, which is of troughlike constructionfor conveying the bundles or grain from a stack or mow in a barn or shedto the straight car- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 26, 1912.

Patented Mar. 18,1913.

Serial No. 722,412.

rier, is provided wit-h the usual conveyer comprising a link beltrunning over and driven by a sprocket wheel 9 at its inner end, andrakes h attached at intervals to the belt and adapted to travel on theupper side thereof along and close to the concave bottom of thetroughlike carrier. The sprocket wheel 9 is mounted on a transverseshaft j having bearings at its ends on the under side and at the innerend of the carrier c. The shaft 7' is provided adjacent to its ends withgear cases and members is of swivel couplings for pivotally connectingitwith the machine 011 either side of the straight carrier. The gearcases and coupling members it? in which the shaft 7' turns freely, areeach formed or provided with a downwardly extending socket which isremovably fitted and adapted to turn on up wardly projecting cylindricalextensions Z of brackets m attached to the sides of the carrier 5adjacent to the feed opening into the threshing machine. Vl ithin thegear cases and coupling members 7c, the shaft j is provided with bevelpinions or gears 92. Upright shafts 0 having hearings in the brackets mand extending through and concentric with their upward cylindricalextensions Z, are provided at their upper ends with bevel pinions orgears 79, and at their lower ends with similar pinions or gears q. Thepinions or gears q mesh with similar bevel pinions or gears 1' on ashaft 8, extending across the straight carrier Z) and having hearings inthe brackets m. This shaft may be connected with and driven from anyconvenient part of the threshing machine. In the present case it isshown as provided at one end with a sprocket wheel t, which is connectedby a link belt a with a sprocket wheel 2) on the shaft f, which drivesthe conveyer of the straight carrier.

The wing carrier 0 having a coupling member 70 on each side at itsdelivery end, may be connected with the machine on either side of thestraight carrier Z). by placing one of said members in working positionon the cylindrical extension Z of the bracket m on the correspondingside of the straight carrier. \Vhen the wing carrier is thus connect-edwit-h either side of the straight carrier, one of the pinions or gears11, meshes with the pinion or gear 72 on the upper end of one of theshafts 0, and the conveyer of the wing carrier will be driven from theshaft .9 through the shafts 0 and j and their connecting pinions orgears, in whatever angrnlar positien the wing' carrier t relative to thestraight carrier. wing, carrier may lie adjusted vertij. to an desiredinclination h turning: on the all j. and mar he swung horizontally onthe shatt o. with which it is connected to any desired angle relative tothe lit t i i ap sirai lion oi teedingl' mechanism ol 2 oper:

. tronhle and loss of time resulting endeicv of tin, grain or tile likeand eman ted and to clog; I .1 at .ie point of (59" the wine carrierupon. the carrier. have occurred. particularly carrier stands at a sharpor yle to the st ai carrier. This oiiviated or providing the teedmehanism wi a deflector wheel a;

which is reinovahiv moiniti-al in rotating connt=;-"i ;n with theupright. shaft (1 on the opia ot' the strait carrier trom that ch thewing; carrier is pivotal y 'Iihis wheel is preterahlv mace cylindricalor polvgg onal form. and l on the outer side with longitudior tli hts 2to more e'll'ectively and direct the grain as it. is dei'cied from thewing arrier upon the carrier 7) and led h the traveling ratifies intothe machine. Qidjacent to its lower id the wheel a is provided. shown inli ig. i. with a centrally recessed scat which tits over and enqaeeswith the. hovel pinion or near p on the opposite side of the ,'lit 'ierfrom that with which the :arrier w connected. )1 perforated lead orcollar secured in or to the lower id of the wheel it and titling;loos-self around re cylindrical extension I oi. the associated hracltet7/7. cooperates with the recessed seat o't which it is in e'ttect anextension. to lirmlvsnpport' and guide said deflector wheel in its pro'ier working: position. in axial alinement with the sha'tt 0 on which itis mounted. t may he tastened in lace on the near or pinion p h a pin 3inserted through a 'tj.':iiisvt, r.- e hoe in the seat .2 underneath therim ol said gear or pinion at one side Fig; l and 2, although tliere 'lias shown in section in indicated h dotted lines in Fig:- this isordinarily unnece sary.

The wheel t ina v he conveniently constrncted shown. oil, a sheet metaldram t bolted. riveted or screwed to the seat .2, the

one

,isa

lower perforated head or collar 2 and an upper head indicated by dottedlines in Fig. 1, and the wings or flights 2/. may he made of wtod andfastened with the drain or shell 4 to the seat and heads and The wheelis made of a length to extend Hpwtlltll' approximately to the plane ofthe top of the wing carrier 0. and heing located approximately in linewith the side out the wing carrier opposite its pivotal connection withthe straight carrier and rotated in the direction indicated l f an arrowon 9. turns the grain or the like as it is delivered from the wingcarrier upon the straight carrier into the direction (it the straightcarrier toi'ard the opening into the threshii'ig' machine. therehvetlhctivelv preventing the clogging or choking ot? the passageway atthis point and 'taeilit no; the leta'lingr oil the nachii'ie. The wine;farrier (3 and the deflector wheel a! may he readily shifted from eitherside of the straight carrier 7) to the other. so as to feed. the machinefrom either side according: to the location of the grain or the like inthe niow or stack from which it is taken.

Various changes in details of construction and arrangen'ient o'li partsmay he made without departing troni the principle of the, invention asdefined in the following claims.

l claim:

1. in teeding niecl'ianisn'i tor threshing machines. the combinationwith a straight carrier, a wing: airrier iiivotally connected with oneside oi? the straight carrier. and an npright driving shaft on theopposite side of the straight carrier from the wing carrier of adeflector wheel mounted on the upper end of said shaft and adapted todirect grain or the like as it is delivered Tlronrthe wine; carrier uponthe straight carrier into the feed opening! of the threshing: machine.

ln 'li'eedin; mechanism tor threshing machines. the combination with astraight. carrier. upright driving shafts on opposite sides oi the.straight carrier, and a wing carrier pivotal]; and detacliahlvconnectihle with either oi said sha'lts. ot a deflector wheeldetachaljilv connectihle with either of said shafts and adapted todirect grain or the like as it is delivered from the wing carrier uponthe straight :arrier into the feed opening of the threshing machine.

3. in feeding mechanism for threshing; machines. the con'il'iinationwith a straight carrier, a wing carrier pivotall connected with one sideof the straight carrier, and an upright driving shat't located on the opposite side of the straight carrier ttroni the wing carrio a nd.provided at its upper end with a hovel gear, of a deflector wheel.provided in its lower end with a. central re- (7 sod seat fitting oversaid gear in rotatinn en ga gemen t1 therewith.

%l. in feeding mechanism for threshing machines, the combination with astraight carrier, a wing carrier pivotally connected with one side ofthe straight carrier and an upright driving shaft on the opposite sideof the straight carrier from the wing carrier, of a deflector wheelprovided with longitudinal wings and mounted on the upper end of saidshaft in position to direct grain or the like as it is delivered fromthe wing carrier upon the straight carrier into the feed 10 opening ofthe threshing machine.

In witness whereof I hereto aflix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

ADOLPH VIEGERT.

Witnesses OIIARS. WoBEoK, HELMUTH F. PRUST.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

